Johnny Bulunbulun (1946–2010) was an Aboriginal Australian artist.
Life Johnny Bulunbulun was born in 1946 in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. He was a Ganalbingu man.https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/collection-publications/collection/creators/johnny-bulunbulun/5938/
Career Bulunbulun was known for his paintings and bark painting.
Death and posthumous exhibitions Bulunbulun died in Arnhem Land in 2010.
He had a posthumous joint exhibition with Zhou Xiaoping in Beijing and Melbourne, called Trepang: China & the Story of Macassan - Aboriginal Trade.
Awards In 2004, the Red Ochre Award was awarded to Bulunbulun by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Collections Artbank, Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Central Collection, Australian National University, Canberra Djomi Museum, Maningrida Edith Cowan University Collection Perth Western Australia Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide Holmes à Court Collection, Perth Kluge Foundation, Morven Estate, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Milingimbi Collection, MECA, Milingimbi Educational and Cultural Association Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin Museum of Contemporary Art, Maningrida Collection, Sydney National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
References
External links Parliament House Art Collection John Bulunbulun at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Red Ochre Award, Australia Council for the Arts WorldCat